Official:Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Officers and Employees," by adding a new Chapter to prohibit certain persons that deal in real estate from employment or appointment to positions that can affect title to City owned real estate, including penalties, definitions and other related items; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Bass
Introduced: April 23, 2015
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill aims to prevent individuals with real estate interests from influencing decisions on City-owned vacant properties by banning them from holding key positions in City boards and agencies.
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